Taipei's most famous 飯糰

Stuffed purple rice ball

March 10th 2013
Hiking is the Taiwanese thing to do on the weekends, and I take full advantage of every free day that I have to leave busy, noisy Taipei for its green fringe, where I can breathe in some clean, fresh air. This beautifully sunny Sunday I plan to make my way to Neihu District to visit Bishan Temple (Bishanyan, 碧山巖). From Fu Jen, it takes me about an hour and a half to get there. In between I s ... read more

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more

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31st May 2013

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Looks delicious!
I've never seen this kind of rice ball before, is it made from sticky rice? I"ll have to hunt for them over here in Australia :)

31st May 2013

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J. Lalo Cura

Tastes even better!
Yes, it's sticky/glutinous purple rice. You should be able to get it in Asian shops in Australia, but I don't think you'd find the rice balls anywhere. You could try making it yourself, I don't think it's that hard. Just use whatever pickled veggies you like as a filling. Good luck! :) Jens

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